Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Psalms.42.12", "source": "מַה־תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־תֶּהֱמִ֢י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֽ͏ֵ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ע֣וֹד אוֹדֶ֑נּוּ יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת פָּ֝נַ֗י וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃", "text": "Why-*tištôḥăḥî* *napšî* *û*-why-*tehĕmî* upon-me *hôḥîlî* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* for-yet *ʾôdenû* *yəšûʿōt* *pānay* *wē*-*ʾĕlōhāy*", "grammar": { "*tištôḥăḥî*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'you bow down/are downcast'", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my soul'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*tehĕmî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'you moan/are disquieted'", "*hôḥîlî*": "verb, hiphil imperative, feminine singular - 'wait/hope'", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'God'", "*ʾôdenû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'I will praise him'", "*yəšûʿōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'salvations of'", "*pānay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my face'", "*wē*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my God'" }, "variants": { "*tištôḥăḥî*": "you bow down/are downcast/are in despair", "*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself", "*tehĕmî*": "you moan/are disquieted/are in tumult", "*hôḥîlî*": "wait/hope/expect", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)", "*yəšûʿōt*": "salvations/deliverances/help", "*pānay*": "my face/my presence/my person", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "my God/my gods" } }

Other Translations